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<P><A NAME="idh_change_special_objects"></A><font size=5><U>Change special objects</U><br>&nbsp;</font></P>

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<TD width=76%><B>Other menus</B> -&gt;<B> Specials menu</B></TD>
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<P><A HREF="selecting_deselecting_objects.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/button6.gif" ALT="" BORDER=0>Select objecs</A></P>

<P><A HREF="special_objects.htm"><IMG SRC="../images/button6.gif" ALT="" BORDER=0>Activate special objects menu</A></P>

<P>The following actions can be done on <B>selected</B> objects :</P>

<P><B><U>Move</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Move</B></TD>
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<TD width=75%>Press <B>m</B></TD>
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<P>Move <B>selected</B> objects.</P>

<P>By pressing and keep down the <B>shift</B> key and moving the mouse cursor, the moving center will change.</P>

<P><B><U>Move to another layer</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Copy/move special </B>-&gt; <B>Move objects to</B> -&gt; <B>Select layer</B></TD>
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<P>The <B>selected</B> objects will be moved to the selected layer.</P>

<P><B><U>Copy</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Copy</B></TD>
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<TD width=75%>Press <B>C</B></TD>
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<P>Copy <B>selected</B> objects.</P>

<P>By pressing and keep down the <B>shift</B> key and moving the mouse cursor, the moving center will change.</P>

<P><B><U>Copy to another layer</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Copy/move special </B>-&gt; <B>Copy objects to </B>-&gt;<B> Select layer</B></TD>
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<P>The <B>selected</B> objects will be copied to the selected layer.</P>

<P><B><U>Rotate</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object</B> -&gt; <B>Rotate objects</B></TD>
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<TD width=75%>Press <B>R</B></TD>
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<P>In the next dialogbox the rotation angle should be filled in. In this dialogbox are some options for rotation centers. After <B>OK</B> the <B>selected</B> objects will be rotated.</P>

<P><B><U>Scale</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object</B> -&gt; <B>Scale objects</B></TD>
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<P>In the next dialogbox the scale factor should be filled in. After <B>OK</B> the <B>selected</B> objects will be scaled.</P>

<P><B><U>Delete</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Delete</B> button</TD>
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<TD width=75%><B>Delete</B></TD>
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<TD width=75%>Press <B>Del</B></TD>
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<P>Delete <B>selected</B> objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change line thickness</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change line thickness</B></TD>
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<P>Change the line width of the <B>selected</B> objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change circle diameter</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change circle diameter</B></TD>
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<P>Change the diameter of the <B>selected</B> circle objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change arc width/height</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change arc width/height</B></TD>
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<P>Change the width/height of the <B>selected</B> arc objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change arc angles</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change arc angles</B></TD>
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<P>Change the start/end angle of the <B>selected</B> arc objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change rectangle width/height</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change rectangle width/height</B></TD>
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<P>Change the width/height of the <B>selected</B> rectangle objects.</P>

<P><B><U>Change text</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt;<B> Change text</B></TD>
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<TD width=75%>Press <B>e</B></TD>
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<P>In the next dialogbox the <B>selected</B> text can be changed.</P>

<P><B><U>Change text height</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt; <B>Change text height</B></TD>
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<P>In the next dialogbox the textheight of <B>selected</B> text objects can be changed.</P>

<P><B><U>Mirror X</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt; <B>Mirror objects X</B></TD>
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<P>The <B>selected</B> objects will be X mirrored.</P>

<P><B><U>Mirror Y</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Modify object </B>-&gt; <B>Mirror objects Y</B></TD>
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<P>The <B>selected</B> objects will be Y mirrored.</P>

<P><B><U>Cut from polygon</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Cut from polygon</B> -&gt;
<P><B>Polyline</B></P>

<P><B>Rectangle</B></P>

<P><B>Circle</B>      </P>

<P><B>Horizontal trace</B></P>

<P><B>Vertical trace</B></P>
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<P>With this function, the selected polygon can be changed by cutting with an object. There are three cutout possibilities, with a <B>circle</B>, <B>rectangle, horizontal trace, vertical trace</B> and a <B>polyline</B>. </P>

<P><B>Polyline</B> :  When drawing this polyline use the the <B>right mouse button</B> menu to change the drawing direction, goto the previous polyline point (Backwards) and to finish the polyline drawing. After finishing the polyline drawing and the polyline does not contain any crossings of lines, the area enclosed by the polyline will be cut from the powerplane.</P>

<P><B>Rectangle</B> : A rectangle will be visible. The rectangle can be changed by pressing the <B>shift</B> key. When the <B>spacebar </B>has been pressed a dialogbox will be visible. The width,height parameters of the rectangle can be entered. Every time the <B>left mouse button</B> is pressed the rectangle area will be cutout from the powerplane. To leave this function by the <B>ESC</B> key or use the <B>right mouse button</B> menu.</P>

<P><B>Circle</B> : Same as the rectangle cutout.</P>

<P><B>Horizontal trace</B> : Same as the rectangle cutout.</P>

<P><B>Vertical trace</B> : Same as the rectangle cutout.</P>

<P><B><U>Calculate area polygon</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>Calculate area polygon</B></TD>
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<P>The area of the <B>selected</B> polygon will be shown.</P>

<P><B><U>View vertices polygon</U></B></P>

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<TD width=75%><B>View vertices polygon</B></TD>
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<P>The vertices of the <B>selected</B> polygon will be shown.</P>

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